The Cartoon Museum

Cartoon Museum
The Cartoon Museum
The Cartoon Museum is located in Central London
The Cartoon Museum
Location within Central London
Established2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Reopened 1 July 2019
Location63 Wells St
London, W1A 3AE
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°31′4″N 0°8′20″W / 51.51778°N 0.13889°W / 51.51778; -0.13889
Typethe art of comics and cartoons
Collection size4,000 plus original cartoons and prints
DirectorJoe Sullivan
CuratorEmma Stirling-Middleton
Public transit accessLondon Underground Oxford Circus
Websitewww.cartoonmuseum.org

The Cartoon Museum is a London museum for British cartoons, caricatures and comic strips, owned and operated by the Cartoon Art Trust (Registered Charity 327 978). It has a library of over 5,000 books and 4,000 comics. The museum issues catalogues and features a changing display of over 250 exhibits from its collection of over 4,000 original cartoons and prints. The museum is "dedicated to preserving the best of British cartoons, caricatures, comics and animation, and to establishing a museum with a gallery, archives and innovative exhibitions to make the creativity of cartoon art past and present, accessible to all for the purposes of education, research and enjoyment.".[1]

  1. ^ "About Us: Mission". Retrieved 11 March 2006.